CEmDm
Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean,
G
The unborn grass lies waiting,
C
for its coat to turn to green,
CEmDm
The snowbird sings a song he always sings,
G
And speaks to me of flowers,
C
that will bloom again in spring,
CEmDm
When I was young my heart was young then too,
G
Anything that it would tell me,
C
that's the thing that I would do,
CEmDm
But now I feel such emptiness within,
G
For the thing that I want most in life,
C
Is the thing I can't win,
CEmDm
Spread your tiny wings and fly away,
G
And take the snow back with you,
C
Where it came from on that day,
CEmDm
The one I love forever is untrue,
G
And if I could you know,
C
that I would fly away with you,
CEmDm
The breeze along the river seems to say,
G
That she'll only break my heart again,
C
should I decide to stay,
CEmDm
So little snowbird take me with you when you go,
G
To that land of gentle breezes,
C
where the peaceful waters flow,
CEmDm
Spread your tiny wings and fly away,
G
And take the snow back with you,
C
Where it came from on that day,
CEmDm
The one I love forever is untrue,
G
And if I could you know,
C
That I would fly away with you,
G
Yeah, and if I could you know,
FGC
That I would fly away with you,
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.